Mark Ralkowski
Philosophy Honors Society Advisor
People
Department Administration
Eric Saidel
MA Program Advisor; Director of Graduate Studies
Joseph Trullinger
Philosophy Club Advisor
Christopher Venner
Study Abroad and Transfer Credit Coordinator
Tadeusz Zawidzki
Department Chair
Note on advisors: Any core faculty member may serve as a student's advisor. All transfer credit — including study abroad credit — must also be approved through the transfer credit coordinator. A full syllabus must be included in any credit transfer request.
Directory
Avery Archer
Philosophy of Mind, Action Theory, Moral Psychology
Jeffrey Brand
Philosophy of Law, Ethics, Political Philosophy
David DeGrazia
Ethical Theory, Applied Ethics (especially Bioethics), Personal Identity Theory
Michele Friend
Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy of Logic, Philosophy of the Environment, Philosophy of Science
Chris Meyers
Ethical Theory, Metaethics, Moral Psychology, Applied Ethics, Public Policy
Laura Papish
Kant (especially Kant's Moral Theory), Contemporary Ethics, History of Ethics
Mark Ralkowski
Ancient Philosophy, Phenomenology, Existentialism
Eric Saidel
Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Psychology
Joseph Trullinger
Modern Philosophy, 19th-Century Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion
Gail Weiss
Phenomenology and Existentialism, Philosophy of Race and Gender, Philosophy of Literature
Vanessa Wills
Moral, Social and Political Philosophy; 19th-Century German Philosophy (Karl Marx, in particular); Philosophy of Race
Tadeusz Zawidzki
Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Psychology, Philosophy of Biology, Philosophy of Science
Carter Allen
She/Her/Hers
Undergraduate University/ College: American University and abroad at Aberystwyth University
Graduation date: 2020
Major: Political Science and Communication Studies
Interests: Extremism, Epistemology, Ethics
Email: [email protected]
Rachel Antonizio
She/her
Undergraduate University/ College: University of Rhode Island
Graduation date: 2021
Major: Philosophy and Criminal Justice and Criminology
Interests: Animal Ethics, Environmental Philosophy, Ethics and Applied Ethics
Email: [email protected]
Sydelle Barreto
they/she
Undergraduate University/ College: Northeastern University
Graduation date: 2018
Major: Political Science and Economics
Interests: feminist philosophy, social and political philosophy, critical theory, applied philosophy
Email: [email protected]
DeShawn Blanding
He/Him
Undergraduate University/ College: North Carolina A&T State University
Graduation date: 2019
Major: Agricultural and Environmental Systems
Interests: Social and Political Philosophy, Africana Philosophy, Critical Philosophy of Race, Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion
Email: [email protected]
Logan Broedner
He/Him
Undergraduate University/ College: Boston University
Graduation date: May 2021
Major: Political Science and Philosophy
Interests: Political Theory, Ethics, Classics
Email: [email protected]
Courtney Cooperman
she/her
Undergraduate University/ College: Stanford University
Graduation date: 2020
Major: Political Science
Interests: Moral and political philosophy, democratic theory, feminist philosophy
Email: [email protected]
Clayten Eggleston
He/Him
Undergraduate University/College: University of San Diego
Graduation Date: 2017
Major: Political Science
Interests: social and political philosophy, critical theory, and ethical dilemmas in the nonprofit/NGO sector
Email: [email protected]
Shayna Federico
Undergraduate University/College: Skidmore College
Graduation Date: 2021
Major: Political Science
Interests: Queer Theory, Feminist Philosophy, Philosophy and Film/Popular Culture, Artificial Intelligence Philosophy
Email: [email protected]
Samuel Gass
Email: [email protected]
Patrick Holt
He/Him
Undergraduate University/College: University of Tampa
Graduation Date: 2019
Major: Government and World Affairs, Philosophy
Interests: Environmental policy/ethics, Political philosophy, Moral philosophy, ethics, Metaphysics
Email: [email protected]
Serigne-Abdoulah Kebe
He/Him/His
Undergraduate University/College: College of Wooster
Graduation Date: 2021
Major: Philosophy
Interests: Philosophy, International Development, Health and Wellness
Email: [email protected]
Angela King
She/her/hers
Undergraduate University/College: Biola University
Graduation Date: 2018
Major: Sociology, with a concentration in Social Work
Interests: Philosophical interests: philosophy of language, epistemology, ethics, virtue ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of public spaces Policy interests: prisons, criminal justice and policing, housing, mental health and drug policy, voting rights Non-academic interests: gardens, yoga, theology, cooking, hiking
Email: [email protected]
Jack Murphy
Email: [email protected]
Kelley Reierson
She/Her
Undergraduate University/College: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Graduation Date: 2016
Major: Philosophy
Interests: Phenomenology, Existentialism, Epistemology, Metaethics
Email: [email protected]
Anu Sawhney
She/Her/Hers
Undergraduate University/College: Boston University
Graduation Date: 2020
Major: Philosophy and Political Science
Interests: Philosophy of Disability, Bioethics, & Political Philosophy
Email: [email protected]
Taylor Smith
Email: [email protected]
Nzinga Suluki-Bey
she/her/hers
Undergraduate University/College: Guilford College
Graduation Date: 2022
Major: Community & Justice Studies
Interests: Social & Public Policy, Philosophy of Race, Philosophy of Gender and Sexuality
Email: [email protected]
Piero Vernengo
Email: [email protected]
Olivia West
She/her
Undergraduate University/College: Clemson University
Graduation Date: 2020
Major: Political Science
Interests: Social and Political Philosophy, Political Theory, Queer Theory, Religion & Politics
Email: [email protected]
Katherine Yenzer
Email: [email protected]
Xianghan Zhu
He/Him/His
Undergraduate University/College: Haverford College
Graduation Date: 2019
Major: Philosophy
Interests: Philosophy of language, Taoism, Buddhism, Logic, Philosophy of law
Email: [email protected]
